Ohio State survives scare from Northwestern

Sunday

Jan 30, 2011 at 12:01 AM

EVANSTON, Ill.- Jared Sullinger hit the second of two free throws with 3.5 seconds left Saturday night and No. 1 Ohio State overcame a furious rally by Northwestern to beat the Wildcats 58-57 - the unbeaten Buckeyes' 22nd straight victory.

STATE COLLEGE - Talor Battle scored 20 of his 22 points after halftime and Penn State turned up the defensive pressure in the second half in the upset. Jeff Brooks had 12 points and Andrew Jones grabbed 14 rebounds to the help the Nittany Lions (12-8, 5-4 Big Ten) overcome a 13-point deficit in the first half to beat the Badgers for the first time since 2003.

No. 2 Pittsburgh 65, Rutgers 62

PISCATAWAY, N.J.- Ashton Gibbs scored 24 points to help No. 2 Pittsburgh avoid a second straight upset. The Panthers (20-2, 8-1 Big East) scored 12 of their last 15 points from the free throw line and hit only one basket in the final 7:03 - a long 3-pointer by Gibbs with 55 seconds to play - in posting their 10th straight 20-win season.

No. 23 Louisville 79, No. 5 Connecticut 78

STORRS, Conn.- Peyton Siva scored 19 points, including two driving layups in the second overtime for Louisville. Terrence Jennings added 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Preston Knowles and Kyle Kuric each added 15 points for the Cardinals (17-4, 6-2).

No. 6 Kansas 90, Kansas St. 66

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Thomas Robinson, two days after his mother's funeral, shook off a slow start and had 17 points and nine rebounds to lead Kansas. Markieff Morris had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Jayhawks (20-1, 5-1 Big 12).

New Mexico 86, No. 9 BYU 77

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Freshman Tony Snell scored a career-high 16 points and had a strong defensive effort in the first half against BYU All-American Jimmer Fredette. Fredette finished with 32 points after a 12-of-26 shooting effort that included 6 of 9 from 3-point range.

Marquette 76, No. 9 Syracuse 70

MILWAUKEE - Jae Crowder scored 13 of his 25 points in the second half to help Marquette hand Syracuse its fourth straight loss.

No. 12 Purdue 73, No. 16 Minnesota 61

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - JaJuan Johnson scored 24 points to lead Purdue. The Big Ten's leading scorer made 8 of 13 field goals to notch his sixth straight game with at least 20 points.

Nebraska 57, No. 13 Texas A&M 48

LINCOLN, Neb.- Jorge Brian Diaz scored 16 points and Nebraska held the Aggies to two field goals over the final 10 minutes.

No. 14 Kentucky 66, Georgia 60

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Doron Lamb scored 19 points, including a pair of crucial baskets to halt a late Georgia rally.

Arkansas 89, No. 19 Vanderbilt 78

NASHVILLE, Tenn - Rotnei Clarke scored a season-high 36 points and reserve Michael Sanchez had a career-high 20 points as Arkansas handed the Commodores' their first home loss.